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NAME CHANGES FOR OVERSEAS MISSIONS WILL TAKE TIME: MOFA

2004-12-09 21:18:05

Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) A proposal to seek a name change for the
country's missions overseas will need the consent of their host
countries, which will be a time-consuming task that will take more
than just two years, a government official said Thursday.

Any changes to the titles of Taiwan's missions abroad must first
acquire approval from the countries in which they are located,
according to Michel Lu, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MOFA)

President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday that the government will
seek to alter the names of the country's representative offices and
missions abroad and those of state-run companies in two years by
including the word "Taiwan" in their official titles in order to
spotlight Taiwan's identity on the world stage.

Yang Maysing, head of the MOFA's Research and Planning Board,
claimed that the name change issue can be dealt with flexibly on a
case-by-case basis, depending on the situation in each country.